Passengers stranded in Lanzarote as Aer Lingus cancels flight‘It was absolutely ridiculous the way we have been treated,’ says passenger Anne JacksonThu Sept 28 2017 - 21:59
Surprise celebration of Sr Stan’s charity work draws a crowdNun made ‘huge commitment to use the self in the service of others’, says Mary McAleeseThu Sept 28 2017 - 21:02
Sniffer dog finds cannabis valued at €2.45m at Dublin PortMan held as drugs found in truck that had disembarked from Holyhead ferryThu Sept 28 2017 - 16:00
Man in his 60s dies in Kilkenny house fireHome in rural Ballytarsney has been preserved for technical examinationThu Sept 28 2017 - 15:15
Girl ‘refuses father access’ over social media bra-top photosMother tells court 10-year-old was very upset, father says she was ‘really proud’Wed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
PKU case study: Ciara (9) and Luke (4) Willetts‘Feeding them is a huge challenge every day,’ says Dublin motherMon Sept 25 2017 - 18:19
Domestic violence against women costs EU states €109bn33% of females aged over 15 in the EU have experienced physical or sexual violenceSun Sept 24 2017 - 19:00
Review of child protection training under way at TemplemoreDr Geoffrey Shannon urges TDs to ‘take on vested interests’ and pass alcohol BillWed Sept 20 2017 - 12:36
Council for dealing with judicial misconduct is long soughtProposed body could investigate and rebuke, but publication of decisions to be forbiddenTue Sept 05 2017 - 02:00
Mother-of-six killed in ‘brutal, senseless’ fashion, funeral toldAntoinette Corbally, who died in Ballymun shooting, recalled as family ‘hero’Thu Aug 31 2017 - 14:11
Reprimanded judges should be named, Opposition arguesParties object to secrecy elements in proposed legislation on a judicial councilWed Aug 30 2017 - 01:00
€540m paid to GPs by HSE last year ‘money well spent’, says HarrisGPs’ association says numbers give ‘misleading impression’ of remunerationMon Aug 28 2017 - 18:55
Law on minimum alcohol pricing may pass in next sessionPoliticians should listen to experts more than to vested interests, says Simon HarrisMon Aug 28 2017 - 18:10
NUJ calls for ‘unacceptable secrecy provisions in Judicial Council Bill to be revisitedJournalists’ union says proposed penalties for publishing details of hearings ‘draconian’Sat Aug 26 2017 - 11:21
Judges not named if censured under proposed Judicial Council BillPublication of documents from investigations into judges could result in fine or jailSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:30
Judges who behave improperly should be namedAnalysis: Judicial Council Bill should deliver transparency as well as accountabilitySat Aug 26 2017 - 01:01
Mother awarded €10,000 in carer’s allowance arrearsGovernment had stopped paying woman for her son’s care after desk-based case reviewFri Aug 25 2017 - 01:00
Man blames serious assault on wife on his alcohol dependencyWoman required hospitalisation after being punched and kicked by her husband, court hearsThu Aug 24 2017 - 01:00
State should build affordable rental homes, says Peter McVerry TrustRising cost of rent is the main source of new homeless cases, new figures deeply worryingTue Aug 22 2017 - 06:37
Judges tighten rules on non-legal advisers in courtMove follows concerns that such advisers are impeding courts and charging fees to litigantsMon Aug 21 2017 - 02:01
Landlord ordered to pay more than €42,000 to three tenantsCommission finds three applicants in discrimination case were ‘model’ tenantsMon Aug 21 2017 - 00:00
Fear of homelessness forcing women back to abusersMore than 20% of women at Aoibhneas Dublin refuge went home after stay, says managerSat Aug 19 2017 - 04:00
‘Potentially catastrophic’ errors found at Cork residential centreCheshire Foundation has registration to run facility cancelled following Hiqa inspectionWed Aug 16 2017 - 13:07
Leaving Cert: Dublin teenager one of 13 to secure highest marksMuhammad Mahmoud (17), whose parents are from Sudan, hopes to study medicineWed Aug 16 2017 - 12:38
Bankruptcy due to tax debts on riseTax debts of €9.9m have triggered 12 bankruptcies since January 2017Tue Aug 15 2017 - 19:53
Children’s Ombudsman calls for alternative to youth detentionParnell Summer School told we need to ‘join the dots’ to protect most vulnerableMon Aug 14 2017 - 18:08
Mother ‘would not let social workers interview children’Woman also suggested workers were racist during visit to investigate abuse claim, court hearsSat Aug 12 2017 - 01:00
Woman had to leave refuge after husband tracked her phoneHusband had allegedly cut her with glass and burnt her with a cigaretteFri Aug 11 2017 - 02:01
Garda management did not tell auditors of false breath testsForce’s audit committee says it was ‘totally unaware’ of the issue prior to media reportsMon Aug 07 2017 - 01:00
‘He said: ‘Look in the mirror, look at how worthless you are’’A woman speaks out about domestic violence following the conviction of her ex-boyfriendMon Aug 07 2017 - 00:00
Ireland’s first Jesuit bishop ordainedArchbishop Eamon Martin says conversation needed in Ireland about ‘good life’Sun Aug 06 2017 - 20:55
Boy remains in agency care ‘as foster carers cannot be found’The boy can be ‘quite violent’ and has severe emotional difficulties, court hearsThu Aug 03 2017 - 01:00
Judges’ expenses claims range from zero to less than €23,000Claims claims up 20% on last year due to rise in the number of judges and a hike in mileageWed Aug 02 2017 - 01:00
Civilian appointed to lead Garda ‘transformation’New civilian role part of organisation’s modernisation and renewal programmeMon Jul 31 2017 - 20:59
Flanagan ‘supports’ abolition of legal fee for domestic violence victimsDecision on whether to end contribution due by end of year, says Minister for JusticeMon Jul 31 2017 - 20:57
A third of Irish adults have used ‘withdrawal method’ as contraceptionIFPA survey finds one in four women have experienced crisis pregnancy in pastMon Jul 31 2017 - 17:33
Longer bankruptcy sought for farmer whose heifers were shotOverseer says John Hoey ‘abjectly failed’ to co-operate with bankruptcy processMon Jul 31 2017 - 01:00
Domestic violence survivors ‘should not pay for legal aid’Free Legal Advice Centres says charge for service causing financial barrier for peopleMon Jul 31 2017 - 01:00
Cuts to legal aid for family law cases deferredDeferral to allow time to re-examine alternative options, says Legal Aid BoardFri Jul 28 2017 - 20:33
Family law aid cut will hit those most in need, says Bar Council‘We have a duty to ensure that access to justice is delivered to all members of society’Thu Jul 27 2017 - 15:23
Father forced his children to ‘overexercise’, court hearsWoman claimed husband made son ride exercise bike for so long he would cry from painsWed Jul 26 2017 - 19:46
Family fleeing domestic violence sent to wrong housing serviceMother referred to new communities unit although she had legal Irish residencyMon Jul 24 2017 - 06:00
Social workers have to ‘carry the can’ for court decisionsTusla staff say they are not shown respect in court and are publicly blamed, study findsMon Jul 24 2017 - 01:00
Dublin school-leaver (18) killed in car crash in JordanMohammed Alrawehneh from Firhouse was awaiting his Leaving Cert resultsSun Jul 23 2017 - 17:23
Safety order against man who locked partner in dog kennel is deniedDublin District Family Court hears man threatened to use angle-grinder on houseFri Jul 21 2017 - 01:00
Bulk of ‘first-fix’ leak repairs completed, says Irish WaterOf more than 100,500 leak notifications issued there were 7,723 repairs since 2015Thu Jul 20 2017 - 01:00
Law forcing mothers to adopt their own children is quashedWomen who want partner to become stepfather no longer have to give up legal rightsWed Jul 19 2017 - 19:05
Woman refunded €350 after complicated tooth extractionWoman had to pay for surgical procedure to have piece of root left behind removedWed Jul 19 2017 - 17:03
Mail order dentistry at root of number of complaintsCompanies selling kits by post often not even dentists, complaints resolution service saysWed Jul 19 2017 - 14:58
Garda commissioner criticised in PAC report on TemplemoreDelay in informing C&AG of financial irregularities ‘unacceptable’Tue Jul 18 2017 - 19:47
